SCADDS/RC-Drafting Suite!™ Release 1.1

Common Features Common FAQ System Requirements
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This package is meant for fully automatic drafting of Reinforced Concrete Components, viz., Continuous Beams, Multipanel Slabs, Multistorey Columns & Footings in typical Multistorey Buildings.

This suite bundles five products:

SCADDS/RC-Beam Drafter™, a Software Package for Automatic Detailing of Longitudinal Sections & Cross Sections of Single-Span/Multi-Span Rectangular/Tee/Ell Reinforced Concrete Beams through AutoCAD.

SCADDS/RC-Slab Drafter™, a Software Package for Automatic Detailing of Single-Panel/Multi-Panel Rectangular/Square Reinforced Concrete Slabs in Multistorey Buildings through AutoCAD.

SCADDS/RC-Column Drafter™, a Software Package for Automatic Detailing of Longitudinal Sections & Cross Sections of Single-Storey/Multi-Storey Rectangular/Square/Circular Reinforced Concrete Columns through AutoCAD.

SCADDS/RC-Footing Drafter™, a Software Package for Automatic Detailing of Plans & Sections for Wall/Isolated/Combined Rectangular/Circular/Trapezoidal Reinforced Concrete Footings through AutoCAD.

SCADDS/RC-Draft Manager™, a Software Package for Standardization & Customization of AutoCAD for fully Automatic Detailing of Reinforced Concrete Structural Elements. This product works in sync. with the above four products to generate the RCC drawings automatically.

SCADDS/RC-Drafting Suite!™, bundles the above five products through a single User Interface.

Presently, these individual products are on MS-DOS® platform and controlled through a Windows® 95/98 User Interface.

You can download the Trial Version of the entire suite from the Downloads section.

Common Features of SCADDS/RC-Drafting Suite! 1.1

Standard Features in Structural Engineering Domain

  • Fe250, Fe415 and Fe500 Grades of Steel for Main Reinforcement.
  • Fe250 and Fe415 Grades of Steel for two or four Legged Stirrups.
  • Automatic Pre-Processing and Post-Processing facilitating Minimum User Input.
  • Facility to generate detailed Reports of Design with Quick Reference Summary.
  • Built-in Databases for Standard Input Parameters.
  • Facility for User Defined Input.
  • Fully Automatic Post-processing.
  • Facility for sharing Drawing Templates for faster Drawing Generation.
  • Adherance to Indian Stanadard Codes & Hand Books on Detailing.
  • Customizable Bar Notations.
  • Support for ANY Drawing Scale and Plotting Scale.
  • Support for AutoCAD 11, 12, 13, 14 & 2000.
  • Support for AutoCAD LT 97, 98 & 2000.
  • Support for both Units - Millimetres and Inches.
  • Individual Data Editing Facility. (Top)

    Standard Features in Software Domain

  • Efficient, Intuitive, Highly User-friendly and Consistent User Interface.
  • WHAT-IF? Explorer™ Facility, found only in Expert Systems.
  • An Intelligent, On-line WHAT-NEXT? Advisor™.
  • A WHY? Narrator™ for Error Isolation and On-line suggestions.
  • Completely menu-driven User Interface with Character Oriented Window System (COWS) and Dialog Boxes for easy Data Specification.
  • Data Entry Dialogs equipped with Push Buttons, Input Fields, History Windows, Radio Buttons, Check Boxes and List Boxes for Fast and Easy Data Selection and Specification.
  • Intelligent Data Acceptance Mechanism, Intelli-Validator™, prompting the user for structured, schematic and error free input.
  • Complete Mouse Support.
  • Extensive, Context-Sensitive, Hyper-Text On-line Help System with an exhaustive On-line Topic Index.
  • Multiple, Resizeable, Overlapping Windows for viewing Input, Output, Summary and Report simultaneously.
  • An efficient Report File Manager.
  • An efficient Print Manager to print part or whole of Input, Output, Summary and Report to User Specified Format.
  • Generalization of design algorithms to suit all situations.
  • Print Preview facility to preview the file to be printed using the Print Manager settings.
  • Efficient use of Memory through Dynamic Memory Management.
  • Modular and Highly Structured Computer Code through Object Oriented Programming (OOP) Concepts.
  • Desktop Utilities such as Calculator, Calendar, Timer, Screen Saver, etc., etc.
  • Easy Keyboard Access to all Commands through Accelerators.
  • Instantaneous access to DOS Environment.
  • Classical Numerical Algorithms for Superfast Execution.
  • Default Startup and Auto-Loading of Projects with efficient Project File Management.
  • An Input Status Window to instantaneously display the Status of various parts of Input.
  • An Output Status Window to instantaneously display the Status of various phases of the Run.
  • Graphical User Interface (GUI) for Viewing and Printing Graphical Displays.
  • Auto-opening of Multiple Windows after each Run command.
  • Customization of Print Manager Settings.
  • Customization of Desktop Utilities.
  • Efficient Software Security System.
  • Fully explained User Documentation.
  • Automatic Installation.
  • Prompt intimation and Hefty Discounts on Upgraded Releases.
  • 120 days' Warranty and Prompt after-sales Support.
  • Technical Support on using SCADDS Series of Software Applications for any of your Projects.
  • FREE Subscription to THE SCADDS WORLD, a News Letter published from SCADDS.
  • An Excellent Teaching Tool for the Novice.
  • A Very Powerful Assistant to the Professional.
  • Real Value for Money with absolute Accuracy & Reliability. (top)

Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers!)

Q. What does SCADDS/RC-Drafting Suite! do?

A. SCADDS/RC-Drafting Suite! is meant for fully automatic detailing of Reinforced Concrete Continuous Beams, Multipanel Slabs, Multistorey Columns and Isolated or Combined Footings through AutoCAD. The software package is purely a production tool which helps you make drawings on the fly within minutes!

Q. How does SCADDS/RC-Drafting Suite! genera